NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

DIRECTORY 2020 Phone: 01604 765888

Email: acre@northantsacre.org.uk Web: www.northantsacre.org.uk

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Contents How to use this directory ........................................................ 3

Types of Scheme ...................................................................... 4

Village Lists .............................................................................. 6

Scheme Numbers .................................................................. 19

ABILITY Northants CIC ............................................................ 20

Brackley Car Scheme (SNVB) .................................................. 21

Corby Voluntary Car Pool ....................................................... 22

DACT schemes ........................................................................ 23

Earls Barton Help Scheme ...................................................... 24

Evenley subsidised taxi service to Brackley ........................... 25

Gayton and Tiffield Community Minibus ............................... 26

Greatworth, Halse and Helmdon Community Coach ............ 27

Harborough Community Minibus .......................................... 28

Help at Hand Social Car Scheme ............................................ 29

Lois Weedon and Weston Voluntary Car Scheme ................. 30

Lilbourne Community Minibus .............................................. 31

Moulton and Overstone Volunteer Car Scheme .................... 32

Northampton Volunteer Car Scheme .................................... 33

Northampton Door to Door ................................................... 34

Rural Wheels .......................................................................... 35

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Rushton Community Minibus ................................................ 36

SCS Schemes .......................................................................... 37

SERVE car scheme .................................................................. 38

Towcester Area Door to Door ................................................ 39

Volunteer Action Oundle ....................................................... 40

Welland Wanderer (Pilot scheme) ......................................... 41

Callconnect Service ................................................................ 42

Village Hopper ........................................................................ 43

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How to use this directory

1. Start by finding your parish or community,

these are listed alphabetically from page 6.

Schemes available in your community will

be shown using a scheme number, in a

small number of cases this may be blank

indicating we are unaware of any schemes

that may be operating in your community.

2. Each scheme has been allocated a scheme

number, you can use this number to find

out more information about the schemes

in your area on pages 20 to 43.

3. We have broken the schemes up into 5

categories, you can find more about the

types of scheme available on page 4.

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Types of Scheme

CAR SCHEMES

These offer a service for essential journeys when

public transport is not an option. Journeys can be

for a variety of reasons including medical

appointments, shopping trips and links to other

transport. Transport providers usually need 48

hours notice of a journey in order to match a

vehicle and driver. Drivers may act as escorts.

Fares are based on mileage covered and some

organisations may operate a membership scheme.

DIAL-A-RIDES

This service offers a minibus (often with a

passenger lift) when public transport is not an

option. Usually they operate on local journeys and

are booked in advance. Fares are either based on

mileage covered or there is a set rate for a journey.

Users of Dial-A-Ride may have to be members of

the scheme. Some schemes can accept the

concessionary bus passes

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COMMUNITY MINIBUSES

These are registered local bus services and serve

areas not covered by commercial bus operators.

There are set fares for each journey covered. Some

do accept Concessionary Bus Passes (after 09:30)

GROUP TRAVEL/ HIRE

These schemes have a variety of vehicles including wheelchair accessible minibuses available for hire by Community Groups/Clubs with or without a driver. Costs are based on distance covered and time the driver is needed for. Some local trips can fit in around other journeys not requiring the driver to wait. Drivers must be MiDAS trained although some schemes can arrange training.

Drivers must be MiDAS trained although some

schemes can arrange training.

SHOPMOBILITY

Shopmobility is a scheme that lends manual

wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs and powered

scooters to members of the public with limited

mobility, to shop and to visit leisure and

commercial facilities within a town, city or

shopping centre.

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Village Lists District Community

Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

SNC Abthorpe 20 1 1 1

ENC Achurch 21

SNC Adstone 20 1 1 1

SNC Alderton 20 1 1 1

ENC Aldwincle 21

DAV Althorp 4 4

ENC Apethorpe 21 23

ENC Armston 21

DAV Arthingworth 4 4, 9

DAV Ashby St Ledgers 4 4

KETT Ashley 18 9 22

ENC Ashton 21

SNC Ashton 20 1 1 1

SNC Astcote 20 1 1 1

SNC Aston le Walls 16 1 1 1

SNC Aynho 2 1 1 1

DAV Badby 4 4

DAV Barby 4 4

ENC Barnwell 21 23

KETT Barton Seagrave 18

ENC Benefield 21

NOR Billing 14 15 15

SNC Blakesley 20 1 1 1

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

ENC Blatherwycke 21

SNC Blisworth 20 1 1 1

SNC Boddington 16 1 1 1

DAV Boughton 4 4

WELL Bozeat 24

SNC Brackley 2 1 1 1

SNC Bradden 20 1 1 1

SNC Brafield on the Green 1 24

KETT Brampton Ash 18 9

DAV Braunston 4 4

KETT Braybrooke 18 9

ENC Brigstock 21 23

DAV Brington 4 4

DAV Brixworth 4 4

DAV Brockhall 4 4

KETT Broughton 18 9

DAV Buckby Wharf 4 4

SNC Bugbrooke 20 1 1 1

ENC Bulwick 21 23

KETT Burton Latimer 18

DAV Byfield 4, 16 4

SNC Caldecote 1 1 1

DAV Canons Ashby 4 4

SNC Castle Ashby 1

DAV Catesby 4 4

SNC Chacombe 2, 10 1 1 1

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

DAV Chapel Brampton 4 4

SNC Charlton 16, 2

DAV Charwelton 4 4

ENC Chelveston cum Caldecott 19

SNC

Chipping Warden and Edgcote 2, 16 1 1 1

DAV Church Brampton 4 4

DAV Church Stowe 4 4

DAV Clay Coton 4 4 12

DAV Clipston 4 4

ENC Clopton 21

SNC Cogenhoe 24

DAV Cold Ashby 4 4

SNC Cold Higham 1 1 1

NOR Collingtree 15, 14 1 1, 15 1

ENC Collyweston 21 23

COR Corby 3

SNC Cosgrove 20 1 1 1

DAV Coton 4 4

ENC Cotterstock 21

DAV Cottesbrooke 4 4

COR Cottingham 3 9 22

SNC Courteenhall 1 1 1

KETT Cranford 18

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

KETT Cransley 18 9

DAV Creaton 4 4

DAV Crick 4 4

SNC Croughton 2 1 1 1

SNC Culworth 1 1 1

DAV Daventry 4 4 4

SNC Deanshanger 20 1 1 1

ENC Deene 21 23

ENC Deenethorpe 21

ENC Denford 19

SNC Denton

KETT Desborough 18

KETT Dingley 18 9

DAV Dodford 4 4

DAV Draughton 4 4

ENC Duddington with Fineshade 21

SNC Duncote 20 1 1 1

NOR Duston 14 1 1, 15 1

WELL Earls Barton 5, 18 18 18

COR East Carlton 3 9 22

DAV East Farndon 4 4

DAV East Haddon 4 4

NOR East Hunsbury 14 1 1,15 1

SNC Eastcote 20 1 1 1

WELL Easton Maudit 18 18 18 18

SNC Easton Neston

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

ENC Easton on the Hill 21 23

WELL Ecton 18 18 18

SNC Edgecote 2 1 1 1

DAV Elkington 4 4

SNC Evenley 2 1 1 6

DAV Everdon 4 4

SNC Eydon 16 1 1 1

SNC Farthinghoe 2 1 1 1

DAV Farthingstone 4 4

DAV Fawsley 4 4

WELL Finedon 18 18 18

DAV Flore 4 4

ENC Fotheringhay 21 23

SNC Gayton 20 1 7

KETT Geddington 18

ENC Glapthorn 21

SNC Grafton Regis 20 1 1 1

KETT Grafton Underwood 18

SNC Grange Park 1 1 1

ENC Great Addington 19

DAV Great Brington 4 4

WELL Great Doddington 18 18 18

WELL Great Harrowden 18 18 18

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

NOR Great Houghton 14 15 1, 15 1, 24

COR Great Oakley 3 3

DAV Great Oxendon 4 4

SNC Greatworth 2 1 8

SNC Greens Norton 20 1 1 1

WELL Grendon 24

COR Gretton 3 3 22

SNC Grimscote 20 1 1 1

DAV Guilsborough 4 4

SNC Hackleton 1 1 1

SNC Halse 1 8

DAV Hannington 4 4

NOR Hardingstone 14 15 1, 15

WELL Hardwick 18 18 18

ENC Hargrave 19

DAV Harlestone 4 4

SNC Harpole 20 1 1 1

KETT Harrington 18 9

ENC Harringworth 21

SNC Hartwell 20 1 1 1

DAV Haselbech 4 4

DAV Hellidon 4 4

SNC Helmdon 2 **, 20 1 8

ENC Hemington 21

ENC Higham Ferrers 19

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

SNC Hinton in the Hedges 2 1 1 1

DAV Holcot 4 4

DAV Holdenby 4 4

DAV Hollowell 4 4

SNC Horton 1 1 1

SNC Hulcote 1 1 1

WELL Irchester 19, 21, 18 18 18

ENC Irthlingborough 19

WELL Isham 18 18

ENC Islip 21

DAV Kelmarsh 4 4

KETT Kettering 18

DAV Kilsby 4 4

ENC King's Cliffe 21

SNC Kings Sutton 2 1 1 1

SNC Kislingbury 20 1 1 1

DAV Lamport 4 4

ENC Laxton 21 23

DAV Lilbourne 4 4 12

ENC Lilford cum Wigsthorpe 21

SNC Litchborough 20 1 1 1

ENC Little Addington 19

DAV Little Brington 4 4

WELL Little Harrowden 18 18 18

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

SNC Little Houghton 1 24

WELL Little Irchester 18, 19 18 18

COR Little Oakley 18, 3 3

KETT Loddington 18 9

SNC Lois Weedon 11 1 1 1

DAV Long Buckby 4 4

ENC Lower Benefield 21

SNC Lower Boddington 16 1 1 1

DAV Lower Weedon 4 4

ENC Lowick 21

ENC Luddington 21

ENC Lutton 21

SNC Maidford 20, 16 1 1 1

DAV Maidwell 4 4

SNC Marston St Lawrence 2 1 1 1

DAV Marston Trussell 4 4

KETT Mawsley 18

WELL Mears Ashby 18, 5 18 18

COR Middleton 3 9 22

SNC Middleton Cheney 10, 2 1 1 1

SNC Milton Malsor 20 1 1 1

SNC Moreton Pinkney 20, 16 1 1 1

DAV Moulton 13, 4 4

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

DAV Naseby 4 4

ENC Nassington 21 23

SNC Nether Heyford 20 1 1 1

SNC Newbottle and Charlton 2 1 1 1

DAV Newnham 4 4

KETT Newton and Little Oakley 18

ENC Newton Bromswold 19

NOR Northampton 14 1 15

DAV Norton 4 4

DAV Old 4 4

SNC Old Stratford 20 1 1 1

WELL Orlingbury 18 18 18

KETT Orton 18

ENC Oundle 21 23

DAV Overstone 13, 5, 4 4

SNC Overthorpe 2 1 1 1

SNC Pattishall 20 1 1 1

SNC Paulerspury 20 1 1 1

NOR Piddington 1 1 1

ENC Pilton 21

KETT Pipewell 18

DAV Pitsford 4 4

ENC Polebrook 21 23

SNC Potterspury 20 1 1 1

DAV Preston Capes 4 4

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

SNC Preston Deanery 1 1 1

SNC Pury End 20 1 1 1

KETT Pytchley 18

SNC Quinton 1 1 1

SNC Radstone 2 1 1 1

ENC Raunds 19

DAV Ravensthorpe 4 4

ENC Ringstead 19 1 1 1

SNC Roade 20 1

COR Rockingham 3 9 22

SNC Rothersthorpe 20 1 1 1

KETT Rothwell 18

ENC Rushden 19

KETT Rushton 18 17

DAV Scaldwell 4 4

SNC Shutlanger 20 1 1 1

DAV Sibbertoft 4 4

SNC Silverstone 20 1 1 1

SNC Slapton 20 1 1 1

ENC Slipton 21

ENC Southwick 21

DAV Spratton 4 4

DAV Stanford 4 4 12

COR Stanion 3 3

ENC Stanwick 19

DAV Staverton 4 4

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

KETT Stoke Albany 18 9 22

SNC Stoke Bruerne 20 1 1 1

ENC Stoke Doyle 21 23

DAV Stowe IX Churches 4 4

WELL Strixton 18 18 18

ENC Sudborough 21

DAV Sulby 4 4

SNC Sulgrave 2 **, 20 1 1 1

KETT Sutton Bassett 18 9 22

SNC Syresham 2 **, 20 1 1 1

WELL Sywell 18, 5 18 18

ENC Tansor 21

SNC Thenford 2 1 1 1

DAV Thornby 4 4

KETT Thorpe Malsor 18 9

SNC Thorpe Mandeville 2 1 1 1

Thorpe Waterville 21

ENC Thrapston 21 23

ENC Thurning 21

SNC Tiffield 20 1 7

ENC Titchmarsh 21 23

SNC Towcester 20 1 1 1

ENC Twywell 21

ENC Upper Benefield 21 23

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

SNC Upper Boddington 1 1 1

DAV Upper Catesby 4 4

DAV Upper Harlestone 4 4

SNC Upper Heyford 20 1 1 1

DAV Upper Stowe 4 4

NOR Upton 14 15, 1 1

ENC Wadenhoe 21 23

ENC Wakerley 21

DAV Walgrave 4 4

SNC Wappenham 20 1 1 1

KETT Warkton 18

SNC Warkworth 2 1 1 1

ENC Warmington 21

DAV Watford 4 4

DAV Weedon Bec 4 4

KETT Weekley 18

COR Weldon 3

DAV Welford 4 4

WELL Wellingborough 18 18 18

DAV Welton 4 4

DAV West Haddon 4 4

NOR West Hunsbury 14 15, 1 1 1

SNC Weston & Plumpton 20 1 1 1

SNC Weston and Weedon 20, 11

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District Community Car Scheme

Group hire

Dial-a-ride

Community bus

KETT Weston by Welland 18 9 22

DAV Whilton 4 4

SNC Whiston 1 24

SNC Whitfield 2 1 1 1

SNC Whittlebury 20 1 1 1

SNC Wicken 20 1 1 1

Wigsthorpe 21

KETT Wilbarston 18 9 17, 22

WELL Wilby 18 18 18

DAV Winwick 4 4 12

WELL Wollaston 24

SNC Woodend 20 1 1 1

ENC Woodford 19

DAV Woodford cum Membris 4 4

DAV Woodford Halse 16, 4 4

ENC Woodnewton 21 23

NOR Wootton 14 1, 15 1 1

SNC Yardley Gobion 20 1 1 1

SNC Yardley Hastings 1 1 1

ENC Yarwell 21

DAV Yelvertoft 4 4 12

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Scheme Numbers

Key

Ability Northants CIC 1

Brackley Car Scheme (SNVB) 2

Corby Voluntary Car Pool 3

DACT schemes 4

Earls Barton Help Scheme 5

Subsidised Taxi Service to Brackley* 6

Gayton and Tiffield Community Minibus 7

Greatworth, Halse and Helmdon Community coach 8

Harborough Community Minibus 9

Help at Hand Social Car Scheme 10

Lois Weedon and Weston Voluntary Car Scheme 11

Lilbourne Community Minibus 12

Moulton & Overstone Volunteer Car Scheme 13

Northampton Volunteer Car scheme 14

Northampton Door to Door 15

Rural Wheels 16

Rushton Community Minibus 17

SCS Schemes 18

SERVE car scheme 19

Towcester area door to door 20

Volunteer action Oundle 21

Welland Wanderer *pilot scheme* 22

Callconnect service (run by Lincolnshire) 23

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ABILITY Northants CIC

Phone: 07799 522097 Website:www.abilitycic.org.uk/

Email: info@abilitycic.org.uk

Free to join service allows travel free of charge, after

9.30am if you hold a Concessionary Bus Pass, within

the counties of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and

Milton Keynes. The bus service is available across the

rural communities of South Northants and South

Northampton for everyone to provide a weekly bus

service to the main shopping areas of Towcester,

Brackley, Banbury and Northampton, the service

operates 5 days a week.

ABILITY also offer an affordable PLUS service which

allows for pickups from home or a location close to

home, assistance on and off the bus, increased

advanced booking periods. PLUS service registration

also gives access to its trips, excursions and lunch

events around the county to reduce social isolation

and loneliness in the rural communities.

Group travel service, local not for profit groups can

book a minibus with a MiDAS trained and DBS

Enhanced checked driver. They also offer Minibus

training through the Minibus Driver Awareness

Scheme (MiDAS).

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Brackley Car Scheme (SNVB)

South Northants Volunteer Bureau

Address: The Volunteer Centre, Moat Lane, Towcester

NN12 6AD

Telephone: 01280 841099 (9am-1pm Mon- Fri)

Website: https://www.snvb.org.uk/projects-and-

services/brackley-area-volunteer-car-service/

Area Covered: Brackley and surrounding villages (where

SNC is local authority)

Further Information:

Anyone (children must be accompanied by an adult)

who is unable to get to medical and social care

appointments.

Membership is £25 per annum

Mileage Charge is £0.45 (Minimum change of £3.50)

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Corby Voluntary Car Pool

Website: http://www.corbyvcs.org.uk/corbycarpool.php

Telephone: 01536 269482 (9.00am – 3.00pm Monday to

Friday)

Email: lynne@corbyvcs.plus.com

Area covered: Corby Borough

Eligibility: Anyone with disabilities or on low income who are

unable to access other transport

Mainly medical or access to shops

Cost:

£20 per annum

£0.45 per mile

Minimum £6.50 return within Corby. Up to 2 and a half hours

wait.

There is a £1 booking fee, collected by the driver on the day

and this goes to the office.

Corby VCS has a shopmobility scheme contact Tracey Ford on

01536 267873 for more information.

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DACT schemes Daventry Area Community Transport

• Car Scheme

• Dial-a-ride

• Days out

• Group hire

• Village travel clubs

• MIDAS Training

• Mobility hire

Contact: 01327 701665 (Transport Office) 01327 312555

(Mobility)

Website: https://www.dact.uk.com/

Dial-a-ride

Home-to-town bus service, available to all 65 and overs in

Daventry town - it’s free! (in partnership with Daventry Town

Council)

Every Tuesday and Friday morning, collecting individuals from

their homes and dropping them off in the town centre - and

later taking them home again.

Car Scheme

Volunteer drivers pick you up from your home, take you to your Hospital, Health Centre, Optician or Dentist appointment, wait with you and bring you back, offering assistance along the way when needed. The cost is minimal to cover the drivers mileage.

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Earls Barton Help Scheme

Telephone: 07944171188 (9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to

Friday)

Email: lynne@corbyvcs.plus.com

Area covered: Earls Barton, Mears Ashby, Overstone,

Sywell

Eligibility: Elderly and disabled living in the villages or

doctor’s practice is in village

Medical Appointments only

Cost:

£0.45 per mile

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Evenley subsidised taxi service

to Brackley

This service leaves from the bus stop at Broad Lane

outside the village hall at 10.00 on a Thursday morning.

Please contact Christine Edwards (01280 703822) on the

Wednesday before travel to arrange.

Subsidised by Evenley Matters the passenger

contribution for the return journey is £2.50, payable on

the day.

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Gayton and Tiffield Community

Minibus

Website: http://www.gayton-

northants.co.uk/services/minibus/index.html

Telephone: 01327 353352

A scheduled bus service running on Tuesdays and

Fridays with published official times. Bus passes can be

used.

Covering Gayton & Tiffield. Routes to Towcester and

Northampton. Timetables available on the website.

The minibus is available for private hire at all times

outside the scheduled bus timetable and it will seat 16

passengers plus the driver. Rates are 70p/mile with a

minimum charge of £10. For further details contact Rae

Spencer on 01327 353352.

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Greatworth, Halse and Helmdon

Community Coach

Helmdon Parish Council and Greatworth and Halse Parish

Councils have joined forces to provide a weekly coach service

for residents from both villages, through to Banbury and

return. The bus runs every Thursday morning, leaving

Helmdon at 10:20am and then Greatworth at 10:30am. The

return trip leaves Banbury bus depot at 1pm.

All residents can use the coach, they do not need to book in

advance. There is no official fare charged for using the service

although donations are encouraged.

For more details contact the Clerk at

clerk@helmdonparishcouncil.gov.uk or 01295 768588

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Harborough Community Minibus

Harborough Community Bus (HCB) is a small charity

local to Market Harborough which runs minibuses for

community groups and certain individuals. It is not a

typical ''bus service'' and is only available to be used by

members.

They are a local charity and you or your group has to be

from the Market Harborough area to join. After that you

can become a member if you are a community group or

need transport because of age, sickness, disability or

poverty

To become a member simply contact the charity:

Email is the best way to reach them:

harboroughcommunitybus@gmail.com

Phone: 0300 365 3210

Website: http://www.harboroughcommunitybus.co.uk/

They charge a small amount to cover the running costs

of the buses. Typically, this is about £25 for something

local around Harborough. For longer trips it works out

just over £1.00 per mile for the round trip. For the

journeys they regularly travel, they have a list of prices.

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Help at Hand Social Car Scheme

Telephone Number 01295 711273

E-Mail Lynda.cowell@btinternet.com

Contact Lynda Cowell

Office Hours Any time during day.

Area Covered Middleton Cheney and Chacombe

Type of Scheme: Volunteer Car Scheme

Eligibility Elderly and those having difficulty with

public transport

Purpose of Journey Mainly medically related but

occasionally visiting relatives and shopping.

Mileage Charge £0.40

Minimum Charge £1.00

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Lois Weedon and Weston

Voluntary Car Scheme

Telephone Number 01327 860487

E-Mail chainsawjenny@hotmail.com

Contact Jenny Wilde

Office Hours Any time

Area Covered Lois Weedon, Weston & Plumpton

Type of Scheme: Volunteer car scheme

Eligibility Anyone in genuine need

Purpose of Journey Any

Membership Fee N/A

Mileage Charge £0.43

Minimum Charge £4.00 / £5.00 dependent on journey

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Lilbourne Community Minibus

Lilbourne Parish Council, Lilbourne, Northamptonshire CV23

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Mobile number:

07737 377825

Email address:

lilbourneminibus@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.parish-council.com/Lilbourne

Service description:

Community minibus schemes are specifically designed to help

those who are unable to use public transport. This may be

because of age, disability, or lack of public transport.

The Lilbourne Community Minibus carries children to and

from Yelverton Primary School on a daily basis, and also

carries villagers into Rugby two or three times a week.

The minibus seats 16 plus the driver and is available for

private hire (but not self-drive hire).

Cost: Contact provider for cost detail

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Moulton and Overstone

Volunteer Car Scheme

Moulton & Overstone Volunteer Car Scheme

Moulton and Overstone residents only: medical

appointments only.

The charge 45p per mile.

Contact: Julia Malings - 07582 351145

malings189@btinternet.com

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Northampton Volunteer Car Scheme

Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire

Car Scheme office Tel: 01604 628234

Email: carscheme@voluntaryimpact.org.uk.

Primarily for medically related appointments within

the Borough of Northampton. The scheme is also able

to do a limited number of ‘long distance’ medical

appointments such as to Hospitals in neighbouring

Counties.

The Scheme has recently expanded to take passengers

to well-being classes and support groups as well as

preventative classes.

To register please call the Car Scheme Office on

01604 628234. A member of staff will discuss your

eligibility and explain the scheme further. A

membership form will then sent to you for completion.

There is an annual membership fee of £25.00 for 12

months. In addition to this passengers pay the

volunteer driver 0.45p per mile to cover their

expenses. There is a minimum charge

of£2.50. Passengers can take an escort with them at no

extra cost.

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Northampton Door to Door

Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire

15 St Giles Street

Northampton

NN1 1JA

Tel: 01604 583 553

email:Info@ndds.org.uk

Northampton Door to Door offer weekly trips to most major

supermarkets, transport to appointments and day care as

well as visiting family & friends.

Membership is £25 (free for concessionary bus pass holders)

including priority booking and door to service. Members can

book onto the shopping service and lunch club outings.

Providing members have a valid bus pass then all travel after

9.30 am is free of charge, with travel before this time

incurring a small fare.

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Rural Wheels

Telephone: 01327 260878 (8.00am – 6.00pm)

Area Covered Byfield Medical Centre area

Type of Scheme: Voluntary Car Scheme

Eligibility Elderly, disabled and those in need

Purpose of Journey Medically related given priority

Membership Fee N/A

Mileage Charge £0.45

Minimum Charge £3.00

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Rushton Community Minibus

Website:

https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/chil

dren-families-education/SEND/local-offer/transport/3233-

rushton-parish-council-community-minibus

Telephone number: 01536 418047

Email address: john.jefferis@btinternet.com

Service description:

The Rushton Community Minibus operates a regular service

between Pipewell, Rushton, Kettering, and Rothwell.

Mondays: Rothwell and return

Fridays: Kettering and return

The drivers are local volunteers, and the minibus is also

available for hire by village residents and local organisations.

Northamptonshire Highways

Cost:

Contact provider for cost details

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SCS Schemes Shire Community Services

Website: http://www.shirecommunityservices.org.uk/

Rural Wellibus

(01933 223636)

Day Excursions- Please contact for more information

Dial-a-ride service

Free to join member only service- travel free of charge, after

9.30am if you hold a Concessionary Bus Pass otherwise:

First 2.5 miles = £2.70

2.5 – 3.5 miles = £3.20

3.5.- 4.5 miles = £3.40

Plus 20p for every additional mile

Maxi-service available for those with mobility difficulties.

There is a fee of £10.00 for six months or £20 for the year for

this service.

To book either of these services please call 01933 223636

between 9:00am and 1:00pm daily.

Village Hopper

Wollaston, Bozeat, Grendon, Castle Ashby, Whiston,

Cogenhoe, Brafield, Little Houghton & Great Houghton

For timetables:

http://shirecommunityservices.org.uk/hopper.pdf

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SERVE car scheme

Website: http://www.serve.org.uk/

Address: 19 Church Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire,

NN10 9YU

Email: info@serve.org.uk

Phone: 01933 315555

Eligibility: You are eligible if you are over the age of 60 or if

you have a registered disability. The community transport

scheme is available to take those with a registered disability

of any age and will transport children if accompanied by

parents or guardians.

Membership is £20 a year and includes:

Reasonably priced journeys to and from hospital, doctor,

optician, dental and clinic appointments.

• Visits to friends and relatives in hospital or nursing homes.

• Help with medical journeys further afield to places such as:

Leicester, Birmingham, Oxford and even London.

Wheelchair accessible transport available. There is an extra

charge on top of the journey cost for wheelchair accessible

vehicles

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Towcester Area Door to Door

Website: https://www.towcesterareadoor2door.com/

Telephone: 01327 810300 (9.00am & 1.00pm Monday

to Friday)

Appointments for hospital admissions or discharges,

hospital, podiatrist, dental, doctor or optician

appointments, day centre, carer or therapy group

sessions and adult education.

Covers 49 parishes in South Northants.

Passenger Membership

Membership fee: £20 for new members

Mileage charge: £0.45 per mile (Min £2.50)

Online registration is available.

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Volunteer Action Oundle

Volunteer Action is a charity supporting the elderly, unwell,

disadvantaged and those with disabilities in Oundle,

Thrapston and the surrounding villages from Easton-on-the-

Hill to Titchmarsh.

• take part in everyday activities that are so easily taken for

granted

• visit friends and relatives or do their shopping

• go to the doctor, dentist, clinics and hospitals including

Addenbrookes and Leicester

Tel: 01832 275433 9.30am – 12.30pm (Monday – Friday)

Email: admin@volunteeractionoundle.org.uk

Website: http://www.volunteeractionoundle.org.uk/

Eligibility : The elderly, people with disabilities and people

with chronic illnesses, including mental health issues. People

in genuine need, including carers, who have no other

reasonable means of transport for both medical and

independent living appointments i.e. shopping, visiting

friends or older peoples clubs.

Mileage Charge: £0.40

Minimum Charge: £3.00

72 hours notice required BUT SHORTER FOR

MEDICAL

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Welland Wanderer (Pilot scheme)

WELLAND WANDERER EAST bus service serving Corby from

the villages of Stoke Albany, Wilbarston, East Carlton,

Middleton, Cottingham Rockingham and Gretton

WELLAND WANDERER WEST bus service serving Market

Harborough from the villages of Gretton, Rockingham,

Cottingham, Middleton, East Carlton, Wilbarston, Stoke

Albany, Ashley, Weston by Welland and Sutton Bassett

There are no services on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,

Saturday, Sunday or Public Bank Holidays

Service provided by:

Lawson’s of Corby Ltd 38 Forest Gate Road Corby NN17 1TW

Tel: 01536 400952

email: lawsonsofcorby@gmail.com

Bus Timetable available from:

www.wilbarstonparishcouncil.gov.uk/uploads/new-bus-

timetable-20.pdf

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Callconnect Service CallConnect is a public bus service that operates in response

to pre-booked requests.

Registration is free but you must be a member to book a

journey. You can then use the service for any reason and as

frequently as required.

The fully accessible minibuses operate from 7am to 7pm,

Monday to Friday, and from 7.30am to 6.30pm on Saturdays,

with some local variations.

In most cases, CallConnect will pick up and set down at

designated locations in each village or town.

Passengers with a disability or those living in more isolated

locations can be picked up and returned to their home

address, if it is safe and practical to do so.

You can use CallConnect to travel anywhere within each

service’s operating area. You can also use it connect with the

main Interconnect bus service or other bus and train services.

Concessionary bus passes are valid on all services.

The Lincolnshire Callconnect service covers a number of villages in the East

Northants area.

Call 0345 234 3344 (Open Monday-Friday 8.30am-6.30pm Saturday

9.00am-5.30pm)

Website: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/public-

transport/bus/interconnect-and-callconnect/35955.article

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Village Hopper

The Village Hopper is run by Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish

Council

Covering: Wollaston, Bozeat, Grendon, Whiston, Cogenhoe,

Brafield, Little Houghton & Great Houghton

For timetables: https://www.cogenhoeandwhiston-

pc.gov.uk/village-hopper-bus.html

• Under 5's travel free (provided they are accompanied by

an adult passenger)

• Young people under 16 can get a discount on the fare of

20% (with ID)

• Buy a return fare and save 35p

• Free off-peak Travel for Senior Citizens, after 09.30am

• Concessionary Bus passes accepted every day

• From the age of 16 upwards, children and students pay the

standard adult fare. However, if you are in full time

education, we offer those students with a valid NUS Extra

card 10% off standard single return fares

• Purchase a weekly ticket and save 10%

• Term time passes available £600 per annum (contact

clerk@cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk to purchase)

• Only cash can be accepted on the bus

For all enquiries please contact 07512 045418

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Northamptonshire ACRE

(Action with Communities in Rural England).

We are a countywide, independent charitable organization

working with rural communities in Northamptonshire to

improve their quality of life, especially the disadvantaged.

We offer a range of rural services including:

• Good Neighbour schemes and Rural Wellbeing

• Community Support for village halls and parish councils

• Neighbourhood Plans

• Community Planning

• Best village competition!

• Training and Networking events

Contact Us

If you would like to be included in our transport directory, want to update

any information in this booklet, need an electronic copy, or have any other

queries or questions please contact us using the information below.

Phone: 01604 765888

Email: acre@northantsacre.org.uk

Web: https://www.northantsacre.org.uk/

Registered Charity no: 1080038

Co House: 3937576